The Alfred Tarski Lectures are an annual distinction in

mathematical logic Mathematical logic is the study of Logic#Formal logic, formal logic within mathematics. Major subareas include model theory, proof theory, set theory, and recursion theory (also known as computability theory). Research in mathematical logic com ...

and series of lectures held at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

. Established in tribute to

Alfred Tarski Alfred Tarski (; ; born Alfred Teitelbaum;School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews ''School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews''. January 14, 1901 – October 26, 1983) was a Polish-American logician ...

on the fifth anniversary of his death, the award has been given every year since 1989. Following a 2-year hiatus after the 2020 lecture was not given due to the

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, the lectures resumed in 2023.

Tarski Lecturers

The list of past Tarski lecturers is maintained by UC Berkeley.

External links

Site of the Alfred Tarski Lectures at UC Berkeley Mathematics

References

{{University of California, Berkeley Mathematics awards Mathematical logic University of California, Berkeley 1989 establishments in California Recurring events established in 1989 University and college lecture series

Tarski Lecturers

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